According to Macquarie, the growth momentum in the construction equipment (CE) segment has sustained in India, despite withdrawal of discounts and price increases. Also, purchases were being done primarily by first-time buyers.

Dozco has 60 per cent of its total business from parts supply in the after sales market for all kind of construction and mining equipments and 40 per cent from equipment and its parts for which Dozco is authorised distributor.

Manitowoc and Shantui have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement to build cranes in China, IC learned exclusively. Subject to Chinese authority approval, Shantui Manitowoc Crane Company will build truck cranes for the domestic and export markets. Shantui, part of Shandong Heavy Industry, will hold 51 per cent and Manitowoc 49 per cent of the new JVentity. It will be structured so that Manitowoc is responsible for design engineering, manufacturing engineering, plant and product quality, which wil

The exhibition space at the first bauma Africa, to be held from September 18 to 21, 2013, Gallagher Convention Center, Midrand Johannesburg, South Africa, is being increased to 35,000 sq m. This is almost double the originally planned figure of 20,000 sq m.The reason for this early increase is the considerable amount of space which exhibitors have requested from the organiser, MMI South Africa. Industry giants such as Bauer, Bell, ELB Equipment, Goscor Group, Hyundai, Herrenknecht, LiuGong

The exhibition space for bC India 2013 has been extended to a total of around 150,000 sq m. All in all, more than 700 exhibitors will showcase their latest products and innovations and around 40,000 trade visitors from India and abroad are expected to visit the show, says Thomas Löffler, Chief Executive Officer, bC Expo India & Deputy CEO, MMI India. Excerpts from an interview with EQUIPMENT INDIA.

Shantui Construction Machinery (Middle East) has announced a deal worth $18 million with a customer in the Middle East. According to the company, the sale of 205 units is the largest concluded by the company in the Middle East. The order comprises products such as bulldozers, excavators, wheel loaders and forklifts. Best known in China for its bulldozers, Shantui has constantly been developing its technologies with the ‘desert conditions’ of the Middle East in mind, according to the company.